Two Observer-area high school basketball stars have been invited to USA Basketball’s U16 men’s training camp.

Cox Mill sophomore Wendell Moore and Rocky River freshman Jaden Springer are among 32 invitees to the training camp, which begins June 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo. USA Basketball will select a 12-man team to represent the country in the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 championships June 14-18 in Formosa, Argentina.

The top four teams at that event qualify for the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup.

Eligible athletes must be 16 years old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 2001) and be USA citizens.

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